Attorney Renee Carlson accused Don Lemon of violating the FACE Act after he followed and filmed anti-ICE protesters who stormed Cities Church. The protesters targeted the church believing a pastor was a federal immigration agent and disrupted a Sunday service. Lemon livestreamed the incident, told attendees he was photographing and identified as a journalist, and said the protesters were exercising First Amendment rights. Critics noted Lemon kissed an organizer and handed out donuts, raising questions about his role. A federal magistrate declined charges against Lemon and an appeals court rejected a DOJ request to arrest him. The church is considering legal options.
"The lawyer for Cities Church ripped Don Lemon for following anti-ICE protesters who stormed the Minnesota church earlier this month, saying he violated federal law by disrupting a service. Attorney Renee Carlson called out Lemon while sitting next to lead pastor Jonathan Parnell during an interview on Fox & Friends on Monday morning. To Mr. Lemon, there is no press pass to invade a church, Carlson said."
"This is a violation of the FACE Act. She was referring to the 1994 law that prohibits people from intimidating others at a house of worship or from interfering with a religious service. Carlson said the church was prayerfully considering its legal options to hold these agitators accountable. Their appearance on Fox comes a little more than a week after the anti-ICE protesters ran into Cities Church and sabotaged a Sunday service that was taking place."
"Lemon captured the wild scene on a livestream on his YouTube account. The ex-CNN star told one church attendee that he was just [there] photographing, I'm a journalist, but critics have questioned whether he did more to assist the protesters. Before the incident, Lemon was seen giving a kiss to Nakeema Armstrong, one of the three protest organizers who was arrested, and he also passed out donuts to protesters."
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